In data news, US industrial production more than doubled the consensus forecast for December, raising confidence in the domestic economy. If a stock does not have good liquidity then it may take some time before a broker is able to negotiate a deal to buy or sell a stock and the broker may not be able to get the sell or buy price that the trader is looking for.

Markets rise: Where to invest your money. (GS) on Wednesday reported a loss for the fourth quarter, reflecting lower trading revenue in fixed income, currencies and commodities as well as a charge related to the recent U.S. tax reform.

Before shedding all of the day's gains, the Dow briefly reached an all-time high of 26,086.12 on Tuesday.

Investors have been encouraged by strong global growth, rising company earnings and the prospects for further corporate profits thanks to the tax overhaul signed into law last month, which cut the top tax rate for corporations from 35 percent to 21 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rebounded from earlier losses to gain 0.3 percent, closing at 31,983.41 while the Shanghai Composite index added 0.2 percent to 3,444.67.44.

Bitcoin futures on the Cboe Futures Exchange fell 2.6 percent to $10,820. Of the S&P 500 companies that had reported as of last week, 69 percent have surpassed earnings-per-share estimates while 85 percent have beaten expectations. Its share price rose +2.37%. Caterpillar is up 7 percent in that time.

General Electric fell 2.9 percent after raising the prospect of breaking itself up and announcing more than $11 billion in charges from its long-term care insurance portfolio and new US tax laws.

Oil spill off China coast now the size of ParisThe tanker was carrying 136,000 tonnes of light crude oil at the time of the collision, the cause of which remains unknown . The bodies of two sailors were recovered from the ship while a third body was pulled from the sea near the vessel.

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The Turkish leader also vowed to eliminate the Kurdish threat in northern Syria through an anticipated military campaign in Afrin. Turkey, which considers the main Kurdish militia in Syria an extension of its own insurgent group, has protested the new force.

Myint Thu said, "We've already started preparations and we already built the 2 reception centers and one transit camp". The UN has called the violence against civilians in Myanmar a "textbook example of ethnic cleansing".

Israel destroyed a mile-long tunnel that stretched from Gaza under Israel and into Egypt on Saturday night. Underground passageways were a distinct advantage for Hamas in the 2014 armed conflict with Israel.

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Marijuana may now be legal for recreational use in California as of January 1, but it's still illegal on San Diego State's campus. This is particularly true of federal prosecutors because of the federal government's limited jurisdiction.

The currency belonged to four-five "individuals or companies" including a distinguished detergent-maker, an NIA official said. The cash includes demonetised notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denominations worth Rs 97.60 crore.

Eventually, Griffin, DeAndre Jordan , and Wesley Johnson all left through that area, but Austin Rivers did not. I'm in the Staples Center in the back hallway, three players from the Rockets are coming to beat me up".

She claimed she screamed and ran away, but the man returned less than 10 minutes later and tried to cut it once again. It was not immediately clear how police discovered the story was not true, or what will happen next with the girl.

CVS and Walgreens now offer medication-disposal kiosks at hundreds of locations, a service that Wal-Mart doesn't provide. The company also will offer a packet every six months to patients with a regular opioid prescription.

Myatt said he surprised his wife with this trip to Hawaii for her birthday and that it was a bucket list trip for both of them. Brian Schatz of Hawaii was angry with the mistake. "Please lord let this bomb threat not be real".

Lokur and Kurian Joseph - held an unprecedented press conference, ssaying the administration of the top court was "not in order". A Bar Council of India panel today met Supreme Court judge Arun Mishra and discussed the crisis in the apex judiciary.

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